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The TennesseanThu, 13 Mar 2014 22:16:58 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6Vandy rosters for Black and Gold spring football gamehttp://blogs.tennessean.com/vanderbilt/2013/04/11/vandy-rosters-for-black-and-gold-spring-football-game/
http://blogs.tennessean.com/vanderbilt/2013/04/11/vandy-rosters-for-black-and-gold-spring-football-game/#commentsThu, 11 Apr 2013 14:11:40 +0000Jeff Lockridgehttp://blogs.tennessean.com/vanderbilt/?p=2444Vanderbilt has released its rosters for the Black and Gold spring football scrimmage, which will take place at 1 p.m. Saturday inside the stadium. Admission is free.

As Coach James Franklin indicated, the “ones” have been assigned to the black team and the “twos” to the gold team, as was the case last year when the black cruised to a 33-0 victory.

Behind redshirt freshman quarterback Patton Robinette, the gold will attempt to make this year’s game more competitive.

The Vandyville tailgating area opens at 10 a.m., stadium Gate 2 opens at 11 and the team’s Star Walk to the stadium happens at noon. Field-day activities for children are scheduled from 10:30-11:30. Players will sign autographs for a brief time after the game.

]]>http://blogs.tennessean.com/vanderbilt/2013/04/11/vandy-rosters-for-black-and-gold-spring-football-game/feed/0Vandy football information on spring game, practice and pro dayhttp://blogs.tennessean.com/vanderbilt/2013/02/19/vandy-football-information-on-spring-game-practice-and-pro-day/
http://blogs.tennessean.com/vanderbilt/2013/02/19/vandy-football-information-on-spring-game-practice-and-pro-day/#commentsTue, 19 Feb 2013 20:00:35 +0000Jeff Lockridgehttp://blogs.tennessean.com/vanderbilt/?p=2390Vanderbilt media relations today issued the following information on the spring football game to take place at 1 p.m., April 13.

Also of note, running back Zac Stacy is about to participate in the NFL Combine in Indianapolis; spring practice is slated to begin on March 15; and Vanderbilt will hold its annual Pro Day for nine outgoing seniors on March 22.

Here is the full release:

Vanderbilt’s annual Black & Gold Spring Game will be staged Saturday, April 13 as part of a jam-packed weekend of Commodore sporting events on the campus.

The intra-squad spring game will kickoff at 1 p.m., in Vanderbilt Stadium, three hours before Tim Corbin’s Commodore baseball team faces SEC member Missouri at adjacent Hawkins Field.

In addition to spring football and a three-game baseball series on the April 12-14 weekend, Vanderbilt will also host two SEC women’s tennis matches and a women’s lacrosse game.

Admission to the spring game will be free, though fans are being asked to bring donated shoes or clothes that will be collected at stadium gates by Nashville charity Souls4Soles.

As part of the game day atmosphere, Vandyville will once again be open for fans to come and enjoy tailgating prior to the April 13 football/baseball doubleheader. Star Walk will take place at noon and all fans are encouraged to come and be a part of this Commodore tradition. In addition, the popular Kids Field Day will once again take place on Dudley Field beginning at 10:30 a.m. All kids 12 and under are invited down onto the field to take part in a series of games and activities.

Single-game tickets to the Vanderbilt-Missouri baseball game can be purchased online or by calling 615-322-GOLD (4653).

The Commodores’ third spring practice under coach James Franklin will start on March 15. The Commodores are expected to practice four times each week leading to the Black & Gold Spring Game finale.

Franklin’s squad is coming off arguably the program’s finest season since World War I. The Commodores finished the 2012 season 9-4 overall, capped by a 38-24 victory over N.C. State in the Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl on Dec. 31. Vanderbilt concluded the year ranked in the final Top 25 polls for the first time since 1948. They also finished with seven straight wins, the SEC’s longest active win streak.

** Zac Stacy (RB, Centreville, Ala.) is the only Vanderbilt player participating in the NFL Combine, scheduled Feb. 23-26, in Indianapolis.

Stacy, a two-time All-SEC back who holds Vanderbilt career records with 3,143 rushing yards and 30 rushing touchdowns, is expected to meet with media members attending the combine on Saturday, then go through an important series of measurements, sprints, agility and strength tests, and position drills on Sunday.

Stacy is one of 31 running backs, including eight from the SEC, invited to the combine.

** Stacy will be joined by at least eight teammates from the 2012 squad on March 22 when Vanderbilt hosts its annual Pro Day on campus at McGugin Center and the John Rich Practice Facility.